Jorg Haider

Austrian politician

Died:October 11, 2008

Best Known as:popular Austrian governor and the leader of the right-wing
Alliance for Austria’s Future

Deathplace: Klagenfurt,
Austria

Jorg Haider, a popular and sometimes controversial far-right
politician, died in a car crash during a crucial political time for
Austria. In 2008, when he died, Haider was the governor of the province of
Carinthia and the leader of the right-wing national political party called
Alliance for Austria’s Future. During Austrian parliamentary
elections in September 2008, Haider's party gained nearly a third of
voters while Austria’s two mainstream parties lost a significant
number of votes. Haider died from car crash injuries sustained when his
vehicle flipped over several times on a road in Klagenfurt,
Austria.